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Free poetry unit plans
FREE SAMPLE of Poetry Unit: Analyzing and Comprehending Poems- 4th, 5th, 6th
Overview: This is a sample from my poetry unit for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade in which students will analyze poems, determine the speaker of a poem and their point of view based on textual evidence, identify similes and metaphors and determine their meanings, make inferences based on text clues and background knowledge, and determine the theme/main idea of a poem based on textual evidence. This unit is a great resource for reading comprehension.DIGITAL COPY AVAILABLE. Link to Google Slides digital
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4th - 6th
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*FREEBIE* Monthly Book Report Projects
*FREEBIE* These are Book Report Projects I have made to cover different genres: Historical Fiction, Informational Text, Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Biography, Folktales, Poetry and Realistic Fiction.
Students create the following: puppet show, newspaper, puzzle, gift bag project, comic strip, living museum, cereal box project, a scrapbook, and a message in a bottle.
Each project is completely different and fun for the kids, as well as educational. The projects all align with the Commo
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4th - 7th
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AP English Literature Pacing Guide
This pacing guide explains the breakdown of lessons and units in my AP Lit ® course in accordance to the new College Board course suggestions. It can be used for buyers of my AP Lit Full Course Bundle®, but also for any new or veteran AP® Lit teacher looking for a comparison. The pacing guide shows my layout of daily lessons, as well as suggested and supplemental materials that I use. Note: The pacing guide is just an overview of these lessons; it does not include these lessons (but they can be
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: AP English Literature Full Course Year Long Bundle | 3500+ Pages!
Poetry Terms Packet
Great poetry packet for Middle School or early High School students, covering figurative language, poetic devices, and poetic forms, including haikus, odes, and hip-hop poetry! This packet allows students to both learn AND practice skills of poetry term identification and analysis with poems inside the packet. This resource can be used as a guide for an entire class, small group, or independent learning.*********************************************************************************************
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5th - 10th
*FREEBIE* Summer Poem & Printables w/ Shared Reading Plans {Common Core Aligned}
This free summer poem with a week of shared reading plans and pintables is a great sample of what you will find in my poetry packs. It contains an original poem and daily extension activities. The extension activities are also great for your poetry center. My poems are always simple, rhythmic, and fun for students. Included in this sample pack are DAILY SHARED READING PLANS for Kindergarten and 1st grade that are Common Core Aligned – just print and slip right into your lesson plan book! You w
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K - 1st
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No-Prep Poetry Unit for 2nd Grade! (FREE)
Are you looking for a 5-day mini-poetry unit to cover short vowels and vowel teams in a fun and creative way?Then you have come to the right place!This 5-day interactive unit will cover the standards of...CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.ADistinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllablewords.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.BKnow spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.Why you'll love it!No-prepFun and engagingFast-pacedStandards-basedEasy to followIt's FREE
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2nd
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Sub Plans The Grouchy Ladybug
This is a quick and easy emergency plan to be left in a sub tub or sub binder. This has almost no prep and would be a quick print to be left for unexpected sick days. It includes:
*Shared Reading Activity
*Writing Activity
*Math Activity
*Art Activity
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K - 2nd
Learning and Understanding Poetry Unit
This Unit Plan includes individual poems, activities, guided questions, and all needed information for a two week unit on the different types of poetry. The worksheets are included and can be blown up or edited if needed.
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2nd - 8th
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A Poem A Day: National Poetry Month FREEBIE!
A Poem A Day:
This resource is an interactive, professional development resource for you and your secondary ELA colleagues. This resource will help any poetry teacher from the most experienced to the most terrified!
Your Download Includes
• An April calendar of links to great poems (21 poems, one for each weekday). Poems include: "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath, "Awkward Scars" by Robbie Q. Telfer, "Her Kind" by Anne Sexton, "Design" by Robert Frost, "Shooter" by Lamar Jorden...and so many mor
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7th - 12th, Staff
Poetry PowerPoint Lesson
In this short slide show, you will see slides for sensory language, figurative language, rhyme, and repetition. A great introduction to a poetry unit. Also, slides are great to use as posters for the classroom.
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4th - 8th
September 11th Poetry Unit - includes TPCASTT, video, images, and 3 poems
In honor of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, I have created a unit of three poems, a video, and a number of iconic images from that day as well as a TPCASTT poem analysis .pdf for students to analyze three beautiful poems that represent that tragic day very well. The video that is included can also be found on youtube - but in my opinion it is by far the most poignant 9-11 tribute video that encapsulates the timeline of all the events as well as the shift that occurred in our
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6th - 12th
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POETRY UNIT-PRIMARY GRADES
If you are looking for a fun, NO PREP, comprehensive poetry unit, you should see these worksheets. This poetry unit offers complete teaching solution comprised of materials designed to get students interested in poetry. Suggestions of how to use the worksheets are included.
Find ready-to-use printables for studying haiku and acrostic poem in this poetry unit lesson. There are also the description of the poem, the poetry pattern, an example, opportunities for guided practice, and also rubric for
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K - 3rd
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FREEBIE Valentines Writing Prompts for February Narrative, How to, and More
These Valentines writing prompts are a great way to engage your students in a variety of writing centers this February!NOTE: This includes 3 Freebies! If you would like the full set, click the link below40 Valentines Writing Prompts40 Writing Prompts IncludedTypes of Text: Narrative, Opinion, Compare and Contrast, How to, FictionPoetry/Figurative Language: Haiku, Acrostic, Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Rhyming, Alliteration
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3rd - 6th
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Poetry Mini Unit
A 1 week mini unit on poetry writing, suitable for grades 4-6. Includes: - 5 styles of poems (acrostic, haiku, limerick, concrete, cinquain)- 32 slide google slides doc- Organized lessons (explanations on how to write each poem, do it as a class, timers for students to write on their own).
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4th - 6th
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Reading and Writing Poetry
First graders understanding metaphor? Third graders using a poet’s palette? Yes, both are possible with the use of this poetry unit, described by one reviewer as “the best I’ve ever read for teaching poetry.” Students will be immersed in the language, rhythm, and power of poetry, and then they will analyze poems that the teacher reads aloud. Finally, using a palette of tools poets use (such as visual images, line breaks, alliteration, and white space), students will produce numerous poems in
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1st - 4th
Poetry Unit - Poetry Blog Assignment
21st Century Learners are fascinated and competent with new technologies and ways of creating and displaying information. Using a Blog website (Weebly, EduBlogs) as an avenue for intermediate students to express themselves through poetry gives them ownership of their learning, and creates interest in writing and comprehension activities as well.
Not only are they able to display their poems online through blogging, they can also share their blog websites (free through weebly) with other studen
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6th - 8th
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Acrostic Story Poem Unit
Every name has a story, and what more fun than to get your students engaged in creating poetry than by creating a poem from their own name! While the main poem is formed around their name where they can share about themselves, they will have great practice working in pairs or groups to strengthen their understanding, application skills, communication, teamwork, and storytelling as they can have fun giving a name to a picture, piece of art, or drawing of choice! I have included a fun one, but it
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5th - 10th
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Integrated Art and Science Unit on Trees
This unit is based on nature walks to see trees on the school property or at a nearby park. Students will observe, draw, journal, and collect samples that they will later sort, categorize, identify and draw. They will later create a mixed media artwork and found poem about trees.
This sample overview of a lesson unit about trees is developed to support overall expectations in the Ontario Curriculum for Grade 3 in the Arts and Science. However it has resources to support K-8.
The full unit pack
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PreK - 8th
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Poetry Mini-Lessons: Exercises to inspire creative writing
These are some quick, easy-to-use mini-lessons meant to introduce the concept of spoken word/free verse to students!There are 8 lessons (with 1 bonus lesson). Some lessons involve reading and analyzing writing, while others include a writing portion. This unit comes with activities, videos, text questions, and open-ended questions.NOTE - these are NOT exactly standard aligned, but can fall under standards regarding figurative language and literature analysis. NOTE - these lessons are merely mean
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6th - 9th
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September Weekly Poetry and Shared Reading
This package is designed to get your class engaged in shared reading activities. I have included 4 different poems for this month with corresponding lesson ideas to introduce to your students each week.
3 extra poems are also included without lesson plans.
I have also included a letter to send home to parents, if you choose to make it part of a weekly homework routine.
Teacher tips added also.
Literacy experts, coaches, educators, published authors all discuss the importance and impact of provi
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K - 2nd
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Journey Through Poetry: Exploring Themes, Devices, Cultures, and Forms.
Overall, these four lesson plans offer value to teachers by providing engaging and comprehensive approaches to teaching poetry. They help students develop critical thinking skills, deepen their understanding of poetry, and foster empathy, creativity, and cultural awareness. These lesson plans can be a valuable resource for teachers seeking to enhance their poetry curriculum and create dynamic and meaningful learning experiences for their students.
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7th - 10th
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Poetry Unit
This package includes intro lessons on Ballads, Odes, Sonnets, and Free Verse. Also included is a quick lesson covering soliloquy and monologue. There are practice problems added on at the end of each lesson that allow students to test their knowledge on poetry. There are four Google Slide lessons that pair with a handout that is given to students at the beginning of the unit. Poems needed to teach the unit are included too. This is a low prep easy to follow unit on identifying and applying ty
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6th - 9th
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FREE National Poetry Month Suggested Activity and Poems Calendar 2024
FREE calendar for April 2024 - National Poetry Month - that outlines ways to incorporate poetry creation and related poem exploration for every single day of the month! Creating or writing poetry requires small risks, which encourages students to take bigger risks in analyzing poetry (a great option to combine these two elements this month - or ANY month!).Interested in all activities on the calendar? CHECK OUTAll activities with instructions and examples in the Poetry Creation Stations. Just pr
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7th - 12th
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Free Preview! Stage 2 Unit 12 Component A- Imagery, Symbol and Connotation
Here is a sneak peek of Stage 2 Year B Unit 12- Component A for Bindi by Kirli Saunders and Fire by Jackie French. In this free preview, you will find the first three tasks of this five week unit. All of the tasks in the five week unit require minimal teacher preparation and are student centred and engaging. All outcomes and content areas are covered, except for the handwriting and digital transcription outcome. Full unit of work coming very soon!
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3rd - 4th
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Learn more about poetry resources
Poetry encourages students to engage with language, explore their thoughts and feelings, and connect with the broader human experience. If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital poetry resources, look no further. TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
If you want to make poets out of younger students in elementary grades, then acrostic poems or fill in the blank poems are the perfect place to start. (In fact, many poetry resources on TPT include templates so your students can easily get started producing their own poetry, whether it’s a haiku, or limerick.) For older students in middle and high school, you can find an array of resources to teach them about everything from iambic pentameter, figurative language, to famous poets from history. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your students’ poetry skills in no time.
Fun and engaging poetry activities to try
Teaching students about poetry can be an engaging and creative experience. Here are a few ideas for poetry activities that you can find on TPT to help you introduce and explore the world of poetry with your students:
Poetic Device Scavenger Hunt
Distribute some poems and have students identify and highlight poetic devices like similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Discuss what these are and the overall impact on the reader's experience.
Poetry Analysis Jigsaw
Divide students into small groups, assigning each group a different poem. Have each group analyze the assigned poem's themes, tone, and literary devices, and present their findings to the class.
Poetry Slam or Performance
Organize a poetry slam where students can perform poems they’ve written themselves or those written by famous poets. This will help build confidence and strengthen their public speaking skills.
Writing Poetry from Different Perspectives
Ask students to write a poem from the perspective of an inanimate object or an animal to foster empathy and encourage creative, out-of-the-box thinking.
Creating Found Poetry
Provide magazines, newspapers, or online articles. Have students cut out interesting words and phrases, and use them to create their own unique poems.
These (and other!) activities can help deepen your students’ appreciation for poetry and enhance their creative writing skills.
Frequently asked questions about teaching poetry
What types of poetry resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of poetry resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular poetry lessons include learning how to write haikus, acrostic poems, limericks, and free verse.
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